Experts: Don't pressure preschoolers to overeat

6:00 PM,
Mar. 12, 2014

Younger children can better judge when they are full if they serve the food themselves.

Written by

Robert Preidt
| HealthDay

Young children will better learn to recognize when they're full if they serve themselves instead of being given a plate with food already on it, a new study reveals.

Researchers examined the feeding practices among children ages 2 to 5 at 118 child care centers in the United States. The investigators found that having children and child care providers sit around a table together at mealtime and serve themselves benefits the youngsters.